- The swampland is dominated by plants , animals , and water . `
- Some swamps are dominated by shrubs , like buttonbush or smooth alder .
- Swamps may be divided into two major classes relying on the type of vegetation , shrub swamps and forest swamps .
- Swamps play a big roll in flood protection and nutrient removal .
- Swamplands are located in florida , ohio , and South America and Africa. The world's largest wetland bogs are located in Russia.
- The warmer climate in the southern part of Ontario means that the wetlands are good to animals that do not occur in similar wetlands to the north.